A new report from Foreign Policy Magazine tackles the silent issue of Palestine’s illegal abortion epidemic. With little choice regarding use of family planning, women in the West Bank are often caught in a double bind with nowhere to turn; forced to choose between an illegal and unsafe abortion, or risk poverty, disownment or honor violence.
Read the full article at: http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/04/palestines-abortion-problem/
Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense